Social imaginaries, accounting, accountability and the role of the state

Glen Lehman and Patricia Walford

Chapter 41 in Handbook of Critical Environmental Accountability and Sustainability, 2026, pp 626-647 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: This section of the Handbook examined the social imaginaries and theories that have shaped the role of social and environmental accounting in contemporary liberal-democratic societies. It provides a continuum outlining various social imaginaries and schools of thought on social and environmental accounting, which can help to facilitate an informed political consensus.

Keywords: Social And Environmental Accounting; Habermas; Rawls; Liberal; Justice (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
ISBN: 9781802201765
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